 Several critics have publicly pointed out flaws in the competition including the comparison of weaker vintage French wines, and that the results are statistically meaningless.Indeed, event organizers Ashenfelter and Quandt have published papers criticising the methods of the 1976 Judgment of Paris and undermining the effectiveness of wine tastings.According to the AAWE, "A statistical evaluation of the tasting...further shows that the rank order of the wines was mostly insignificant.